John wrote:

> I can just imagine someone being arrested for saying
> "Vote for Smith for Senate" on a non-scheduled TV
> program!  The comparisons are not flattering....

Got hyperbole?

Adam C. Lipscomb
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Actually, under the law as written, while he probably couldn't be _arrested_
for that, the station that put him on could almost certainly be fined, as
could he, quite possibly.  I doubt that there's any possibility those
provisions for the law will be held as Constitutional - they're as
egregiously in violation of the First Amendment as anything passed this
century - but the possibility does exist, which by itself demonstrates why
the law is so hideous.  The steel tariff decision on the President's part
was bad.  Signing this bill was far worse - it is a direct contravention of
his sworn oath as the President of the United States to "Preserve, protect,
and defend the Constitution of the United States."  For shame.

Gautam

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